Wayne County Adult Detention Facility Inmate Search
Wayne County Adult Detention Facility Inmate Services Information
Phone: 313-224-0797
Physical Address:
5301 Russell Street
Detroit, MI 48211
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Booking #
Wayne County Adult Detention Facility, MI
PO Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131
(ex: assigned booking number 2026-00009999
would be entered as a 10-digit #2026-009999)
Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Booking #
Wayne County Adult Detention Facility
5301 Russell Street
Detroit, MI 48211
Every year Wayne County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 53,100 offenders, and maintain an average of 2,655 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.
The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.
The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Wayne County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Michigan and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.
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Wayne County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/1/2026
| Race | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| White | 40 | 1.93% |
| Black | 1,514 | 72.93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 274 | 13.20% |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 43 | 2.07% |
| Asian | 117 | 5.64% |
| Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 40 | 1.93% |
| Other | 48 | 2.31% |
| Total | 2,076 | 100.0% |
Wayne County Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/1/2026
(many inmates have multiple charges)
| Charge | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Felony (3rd Degree) | 470 | 22.64% |
| Felony (2rd Degree) | 463 | 22.30% |
| Felony (1st Degree) | 95 | 4.58% |
| State Jail Felony | 188 | 9.06% |
| Felony (Uncategorized) | 490 | 23.60% |
| Misdemeanor (Class A) | 370 | 17.82% |
| Misdemeanor (Class C) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Holds | 0 | 0.00% |
| Uncategorized | 0 | 0.00% |
Wayne County Inmate Sex - 11/1/2026
| Sex | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 1,877 | 90.41% |
| Female | 199 | 9.59% |
| Total | 2,076 | 100.0% |
Wayne County Inmate Age - 11/1/2026
| Age | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19 | 0.92% |
| 18-20 | 109 | 5.25% |
| 21-24 | 199 | 9.59% |
| 25-30 | 431 | 20.76% |
| 31-35 | 351 | 16.91% |
| 36-40 | 322 | 15.51% |
| 41-45 | 237 | 11.42% |
| 46-50 | 135 | 6.50% |
| 51-55 | 113 | 5.44% |
| 56-60 | 88 | 4.24% |
| 61-65 | 39 | 1.88% |
| 66-75 | 27 | 1.30% |
| 76-85 | 6 | 0.29% |
| Total | 2,076 | 100.0% |
- Juvenile Detention: 313-224-0797
- Adult Court: 313-224-2501
- Adult Probation: 313-965-3414
- Crime Victims Help: 877-251-7373
- Criminal Court - Case Update: 313-965-5104
- Criminal Court - Felony Docket: 313-965-5108
- Criminal Court - Misdemeanor Docket: 313-965-5106
- Criminal Court - Traffic Division: 313-965-5113
- Detroit Police: 313-596-2200
- District Attorney: 313-224-5777
- Juvenile: 313-967-2040
- Juvenile Court: 313-833-5600
- Juvenile Court - 2nd Number: 313-224-2501
- Juvenile Probation: 313-833-0353
- Public Defender - Federal Crimes: 313.961.4150
- Public Defender - State Crimes: 313-967-5555
- Sheriff: 313-224-2222
- Wayne County Jail Information: 313-224-2222
The Wayne County Adult Detention Facility serves the following cities and towns of Wayne County: Allen Park, Belleville, Brownstown, Canton, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Detroit, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Garden City, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Woods, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Highland Park, Huron, Inkster, Lincoln Park, Livonia, Melvindale, New Boston, Northville, Plymouth, Redford, River Rouge, Riverview, Rockwood, Romulus, Southgate, Sumpter, Taylor, Trenton, Van Buren, Wayne, Westland, Woodhaven and Wyandotte.